OOP with Revolution

[John Rule]

> How about a Rev component with no interactive features that could be used
simply as a container for scripts and custom properties.

Are you talking about Template Objects? You can set the props (including
scripts and custom props) of 'the template button' (for example) and all new
buttons will have these properties. You can set, get, or reset on the
fly...these 'template' controls are always there (invisible, so to speak).

You can use a Rev executable as a startup engine for .jar files by the way.

I have to say that NetBeans is pretty cool too...written totally in Java!
And it's FREE!!
:-)

JR

-----Original Message-----
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 17:42:43 -0800 (PST)
From: Gordon <gwalias-rev at yahoo.com>
Subject: OOP with Revolution
To: Revolution Mailing List <use-revolution at lists.runrev.com>
Message-ID: <20041201014243.15289.qmail at web51104.mail.yahoo.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii

How about a Rev component with no interactive features
that could be used simply as a container for scripts
and custom properties. It could be set in the rev
preferences as visible or invisible on a card, but
would otherwise inherit the properties of the general
class of object from which I imagine all the other
components are descended. 

Perhaps I could just create such a thing myself as a
custom control - if I knew enough about rev - which I
don't :(

I know that people use buttons and the like for this
purpose right now, but this new component might
simplify and clarify the design of rev stacks a
little.

Gordon

End **********************************************